Backyard Bounty : Pumpkin, Raspberries, Cucumbers and More
Like I said in the last post, the garden has been working overtime since late July. Here are some of the happenings we have been enjoying: Aside: Just for fun this post is scheduled to go live at 8/9/10 11:12 (using American dates). Tomatoes I have more than 25 tomato plants in 5 or 6 varieties, most of which have green tomatoes on them. This was the second tomato of the year. Caroline ate the first one before I could get a picture. We have since gathered 15 or so more tomatoes, and a lot look like they’ll be ripe…Read the Rest
Twice Baked Squash for Twice the Fun
It feels like I’m back from the dead. After a new job, a 3 day bike ride, a 77.5 hour work week to make up for the 3 day bike ride and a mostly normal week to catch up on family life and sleep and I’m finally back in the blogging saddle. What a couple weeks to miss too. The garden has been very productive. I’ll get a full progress report on that this week (Wednesday?) but today’s treat is a delicious dish we made with zucchini and squash. We liked it so much we made it twice! Squashy Squash…Read the Rest
Brazilian Lunch Spread: Beans and Rice With Double Zucchini Power
Here’s a real life example of an basic Brazilian lunch, even though we had it for dinner this time around. This is something pretty typical, which I would have eaten on any given day with my host family as an exchange student or at meals with church members when I was a missionary. The only thing missing was an ice cold guarana. This is part 3 of a series on Brazilian cooking. Several more articles are scheduled for the next two weeks. Part 1 of the series was Cooking Brazilian Beans, part 2 was Cooking Brazilian Rice. Unfortunately I didn’t…Read the Rest
Garden Fresh Cottage Pie with Summer Squash and Zucchini
Squash time again! The garden has been producing beans and peas like crazy. We have been able to keep up so far, but posting here has lagged with the work I’ve been doing. This post comes courtesy of a Denver to Salt Lake City flight. I’m headed out to Utah to meet my new boss, pick up a car from Caroline’s Grandpa (he can’t drive anymore) and then driving right back. The squash and zucchini production has been steady: one or two per day, medium sized. Here’s what we did with them early last week. It’s a variation on cottage…Read the Rest